Mary Magdalene

Religious Symbols in the Code

Da Vinci Code Research Guide

Symbols and their meanings are a central to the "Da Vinci Code." Each link below will take you to a complete, illustrated glossary entry for that symbol.

Water Triangle
Fleur de Lis
Seal of the "Priory of Sion"
PHI ( Divine proportion), Fibonacci sequence
Rose of Venus/Cinquefoil, see also Pentagram
Vitruvian Man
"Chalice and the Blade" (Star of David, Seal of Solomon)
Baphomet
Abracadabra

Atbash Cipher
Tetragrammaton
Tjet (Tyet, Girdle of Isis)
Labrys
Caduceus
YHVH
Vesica Pisces
Crux gemmata (coming soon)
Templar cross (coming soon)

The Pentagram
The pentagram is an ancient and historically significant symbol. Could it have another, hidden meaning? Click the picture at right to learn the history and meaning of this much misunderstood symbol.

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The Girdle of Isis
An otherwise ordinary painting includes an image oif Mary Magdalen wearing the Girdle of Isis. What is the significance of this ancient symbol?